tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759939674846512443.post8000763678339700048..comments2007-05-09T15:15:22.682-07:00Comments on The Road to Magical Happy Greatness: That dream where...Zoe Wintershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973184502531813905noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759939674846512443.post-30003760390840842792007-01-11T12:51:00.001-08:002007-01-11T12:51:00.001-08:00nevermind, yep I see your pic, that's you. hehenevermind, yep I see your pic, that's you. heheZoe Wintershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00973184502531813905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759939674846512443.post-51945387604023626762007-01-11T12:51:00.000-08:002007-01-11T12:51:00.000-08:00hahaha Dave, is that you?hahaha Dave, is that you?Zoe Wintershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00973184502531813905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759939674846512443.post-39864124073731320272007-01-11T12:25:00.000-08:002007-01-11T12:25:00.000-08:00I don't know. I keep imaginging Zoe naked in the g...I don't know. I keep imaginging Zoe naked in the grocery store.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Just kidding. Great blog, Zoe.Dave Van Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08288914445803411893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759939674846512443.post-30952887137680101682007-01-10T21:23:00.000-08:002007-01-10T21:23:00.000-08:00Thanks Edie! I like my villains though. I can't h...Thanks Edie! I like my villains though. I can't help it. I like the bad ones I'm not supposed to. ;)Zoe Wintershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00973184502531813905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759939674846512443.post-13977045294485894812007-01-10T20:50:00.000-08:002007-01-10T20:50:00.000-08:00I agree with you so much on this. We have to dig ...I agree with you so much on this. We have to dig deep inside ourselves every time we write in order for it to be real, even when we're in the villain's pov. If we don't, our writing comes across as shallow.Edie Ramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17084144940233965447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759939674846512443.post-30747714651082936802007-01-10T17:11:00.000-08:002007-01-10T17:11:00.000-08:00Hi Karin. I'm not trying to suggest that you are ...Hi Karin. I'm not trying to suggest that you are airing your personal sexual history when you write. I write some erotic stuff too, and I can say that it has to at least be something that I could masturbate to or I'm not going to write it. If the situation won't get me off, why would I expect it to get someone else off? So I think that if not in some small part your sexual history, then your sexual fantasies have to play a role in it. <br /><br />This doesn't mean that you would necessarily "act out" all of them, but I really think you should be personally turned on by the erotic situations that you write. Else how can it be erotica? Erotica is meant to turn someone on, and the author is the originator and therefore the first test subject. The goal of actual sexual arousal is the primary difference in classifications with Erotica vs. Romance (no matter how graphic).<br /><br />And saying it's "dirty" isn't meant to be derogative. I call everything sexual that actually turns me on "dirty." I call the adult store the "dirty store" etc.Zoe Wintershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00973184502531813905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759939674846512443.post-72320176299133598512007-01-10T13:49:00.000-08:002007-01-10T13:49:00.000-08:00thanks spy! Yeah erotica is tough. Writing anyth...thanks spy! Yeah erotica is tough. Writing anything dirty is tough because you're pretty much airing, if not your sex life then your sexual fantasies for the world, and that's pretty intimidating.<br /><br />Of course, you can use a different pen name and not in any way socialize under that name to remove it farther from yourself. That's always an option. ;)Zoe Wintershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00973184502531813905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759939674846512443.post-25969237191545857152007-01-10T13:19:00.000-08:002007-01-10T13:19:00.000-08:00"Writing has to come from some place of honesty .....<i>"Writing has to come from some place of honesty ..."</i><br /><br />I love that, Zoe. That is SO true. I think that's why I'm wrangling with the erotica issue. <br /><br />Even besides that ... I strive for honesty and realness in my characters more than anything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com